ADOPTED - APRIL 25, 2000

Agenda Item No. 17

Introduced by the Administrative Services/Personnel and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION TO AMEND RESOLUTION NO. 92-171, REQUIRING PAYMENT OF PREVAILING WAGE RATES FOR COUNTY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

RESOLUTION #00-084

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 92-171 as amended serves as the county= s policy regarding the payment of prevailing wage rates for certain construction work on county projects; and

WHEREAS, the intent of this policy is to require compliance with prevailing wage guidelines as amended by the Ingham County Board of Commissioners, and to provide for enforcement and sanctions or penalties in the event of non-compliance by contractors, sub-contractors, etc.; and

WHEREAS, it is also the county= s intent to provide for a consistent and uniform implementation of its policy requiring payment of prevailing wage rates when contractors or sub-contractors, etc., seek to work on county construction projects.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby amends its Resolution No. 92-171 by adding the following language:

3. (b) A In addition to providing certified payrolls on U.S. Department of Labor form WH347 or facsimile for all hours worked when requested, the contractor or sub-contractor at any tier shall be required to collect and submit this information in a regular reporting format as determined by the Board of Commissioners, or its agents. Non-compliance with this section shall be deemed a violation of the contractual agreement(s). The county through its agents shall be responsible for monitoring compliance by such means as it deems appropriate.@

3.(c) A The county may apply sanctions or penalties consistent with, but not to exceed those sanctions or penalties which may be imposed by the federal government for similar violations, for any contractor or sub-contractor at any tier who fails to comply with the provisions of subsection 3.(b), or who, upon examination, is found to be non-compliant with the requirements of this resolution, as determined by the Board of Commissioners or its agents, and therefore in breach of contract. Such sanctions or penalties shall commence from day one of the violation of this resolution.@

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES/PERSONNEL: Yeas: Lynch, Pratt, Minter, Severino

Nays: None Absent: McDonald Approved 4/13/00

FINANCE: Yeas: Bernero, Grebner, Czarnecki, McDonald, Schafer, Minter, Juall

Nays: None Absent: None Approved 4/19/00